Andrew S. McNitt
Professor of Soil Science/Turfgrass

Dr. McNitt
has been with the Pennsylvania State University for
30 years.

He is
presently Director of Penn State's Center for Sports
Surface Research (ssrc.psu.edu)
where he conducts research relating to athletic
field surface characterization and golf green
construction and maintenance.

Dr. McNitt
is also the Program Coordinator for the 4-year
turfgrass science major and the Basic & Advanced
Certificate as well as the Associate, Bachelors, and
Masters of Professional Studies Programs offered
throughPenn
State's World Campus Online Learning.
In 2010 he was inducted into Penn State University’s College of Agricultural
Sciences Academy of Teaching Excellence.

Dr. McNitt
has been honored nationally by the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of America, The Musser
International Turfgrass Foundation, The Crop Science
Society of America, The American Society of
Agronomy, and the Sports Turf Managers Association.

He has
consulted on numerous golf course construction and
renovation projects and athletic fields construction
and renovation at all levels of play from high
school through professional sports complexes.

Dr. McNitt
is currently the technical adviser to the NFL
Groundskeepers Organizaton and serves on several
committees at the League level.